if you can read a,y ay

then you can read pay and waiy

and you can read ray and tray and you can read yay

yeah come on and give it a try

all you need is a little a y

if you think that was fun watch this

Between the Lions is funded in part by:

our ready to learn television cooperative agreement

from the U.S department of education

through the public broadcasting service

and by the corporation for public broadcast

I loved how you said that Cleo

you know Theo, I'll never get tired of telling people about our funders

me either

I can do it at least once every day

we do

Oh yeah! right we do

Hey now

hey Wow

here's how

come and read

between the lions

come on

come in

begin

the world awaits

between the lions

between the covers of a book

let's have a look between the lions

behold the tales

beyond the tails

behind the door

become explore

come in Between the Lions

begin Between the Lions

be here Between the Lions

Dust, dust, dust nosy, nosy, nosy

Fredex package! Fredex package!

I've got a Fredex package for Lionel Lion

a Fredex package for Lionel?

that was fast, he just ordered it this morning.

well you know the Fredex motto, your package arrives before you can say, it came.

oh do you want me to sign anything?

oh no time, gotta go

bye Fred

hey that was the Fred of Fredex

was it?

aham

No?

so where you going Lionel?

I'm going to see if it came

what came?

Oh it came

it came

that's it, right?

that's it

oh it came Leona it came

boy if there was ever a time I could use print on screen, this is it.

what came?

cool

Liona, here

take a look at the top of my head

what do you see?

well ahh

a baby mane

that's what you see

a baby mane that's a shame, second rate and sorry shape

a disgrace to my face

now it's a very nice mane Lionel

it's perfect for a cub your age

right, it's exactly like mine was when I was your age

see

when you're all grown-up, you'll have a mane just like mine

Dad

Oh sorry, sorry

you're forgetting

I don't have to wait until I'm a grown-up

because of what's in this carton

I am going to grow a grown-up mane

In one day

No

in one day?

you're going to have a mane like daddy?

ahmm that's right

Dad

oh sorry

open it

Please!

OK son

careful. careful, careful!

Oh don't know my own strenght

one dvd

oh right!

one instruction booklet

one back scratcher

one really frail looking helmety thingy

what a? I don't know

Cool!

I think that's it

what? that's it?

wanna return it and get your money back Lionel?

return it?

wait

there's more

it's a piece of paper that says:

I don't care

I don't want my money back

you're sure son?

positive!

come one let's watch the dvd

OK

Put it on, put it on!

congratulations!

you are now the lucky owner of the mane club for cubs Mane-o-Mania scientific Mane Growing System

I'm doctor Dave

the rave Junior II. President of the mane club for cubs. I'm not an actual doctor.

doctor is just my first name

and no I'm not a grown-up lion

I am an actual lion cub

yeah, and I'm my best customer

cool!

OK, OK

is that cool or what?

it sounded believable to me

but then

I'm just a little cub

Lionel did you read the small print at the end?

did you see the mane on doctor Dave the rave?

he's a cub like me

and he's got a grown-up mane

oh yeah

where are those instructions?

oh yeah!

this is so cool

ahah that's very good

Dad!

Oh I'm sorry son

Oh head scratcher

come here son, come here

cool

come here, come OK. Here we go, bend over, here we go.

OK

OK

Theo, do you think we're doing the right thing letting Lionel try that thing?

you know, I tried it when I was his age

it tought me a big lesson

didn't have the back scratcher then, though

Grow mane grow ....... Come back here!

what are you pigeons doing?

there I asked!

we're gonna grow ahh....... manes

pigeons cannot grow manes

Shhh Buster please!

now we've lost our ahh...... place? Yeah, Place

And now performing the "a" sound from the hit word name here is click the Mouse. and the mouse works, works, works .......

In name!

appaluse for mouse and mouse works

hating the way those crazed rhinos keep messing up her bedroom

brave little Monica Maxwell has tamed them

oh they even made my bed

but wait a minute, what's this?

Oh no, it's the evil UN people

they're putting an "un" in front of words tamed and made, causing the rhinos to become untamed

and Monica's bed to become unmade

but, be not sad little Monica

the heroic RE people are here

Look, they retamed the rhinos

and Monica's bed has been remade

thank you Re people you're amazing!

excellent!

Gawain here once again at blending fields

where two great knights in armor will charge together at highspeed and make a word

competing today we have Sir CH

And Sir ase

blend on dudes!

oh excellent that's gawain's word for today

and this is gawain saying erase those dudes

cause I'll see you next time on

it's magic time with the great Smartini!

thank you very cute and funny little announcer bunny

and now here is the graceful and remarkable smarmy marmy smarty

That's my name, don't wear it out

OK

and now I the great Smartini will do my trouser defying!

two words into one trick

this is going to be utterly amazing

I will now get the two words

cake

cup

thank you thank you, marmy

I will now put the two words into my smarty pants

cake

and cup

I will now say a magic word

and now I will do a magic dance

dance smarty pants

oh let's see what we got

and now here to sing about a word that plays by its own rules is singer, songwriter, and recording artist India Arie

I know

a little word

it's know

a word you've heard

know it's kind of cool it's got its own special rule know is an outlaw word

funny little outlaw word

and you can tell it by how you spell it K N O W

So that's the story click

Lionel thinks he's going to be able to grow a mane on his head before he's grown-up?

he does

grow mane grow ........

oh oh oh I feel something

I feel something

I think is working

didn't work for me Lionel

girl lions can't grow a mane

even with the scientific mane o maniac system

take a peek under the helmet come on, come on

that product is not going to grow a mane on his head

looks the same to me

OK

OK

OK

don't panic

I don't know the meaning of the word panic

well it means get all worried and upset and nervous

you mean like this?

Oh no! Oh no! the mane didn't grow! what are we gonna do? ahhhh!

like that?

exactly

oh Ok I won't do that

the make a mane grow song?

oh head up there upon my face

please make my mane grow long

I'd like a mane down past my eyes

please listen to this song

everybody sing along

my head needs all the help it can get

and I know you can do it, so please don't make me wait

wanna mane before I'm grown-up

now's the time today is the day

come on sing it loud

you too click

this is for you scalp

Oh yeah come on!

OK OK

you guys help me take off the helmet I can feel my grown-up mane is in to get out and see the world

at least I think that's what's itching?

ok alright

it's not there

I still have the baby mane

I don't understand it

Dave the rave said it was guaranteed

Lionel ah

I wanna show you something

Or not?

I didn't read that part

the first time

it was so small

and the guy whispered it

I'm sorry Lionel

we tried to warn you but just didn't wanna listen

I never wanna see that dumb helmet again

alright nobody panic

I know the meaning of that word

I have a computer way to help Lionel

Liona, your assistance is required

me?

yes

may I?

Of course you may click

mouse and her assistant to the rescue!

I'm an assistant

Good luck!

what's under here? let's see

Oh look at that "a"

now who left that on my lawn it's terrible, just look at that evil rake on my lawn

flying off the shelf once again is the continuing, daring, and dangling adventures of ......

today's adventure

we find Cliff hanger wher we left him last

hanging from a Cliff

Can't hold on much longer!

suddeny in the water below he catches sight of a mammoth whale

a whale!

Cliff grabs his trusty survival manual from his backpack

and using his expert decoding skills

begins to read